meharin.

Brit.

/məˈhɑːri/, U.S.

/məˈhɑri/

Forms: 1700s maihary, 1800s maharee, 1800s mahari, 1800s maherhy, 1800s maherry, 1800s méheri, 1800s– mehari, 1900s– mehara, 1900s– méhari.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French méhari.

Etymology: < French méhari dromedary (1637 in form mahari, probably via Spanish; 1753 in form maihari; 1822 in form meherry; 1849 in form méhari, plural méhara) < Arabic mahrī (also with regional pronunciation mehrī; plural mahārā, mahārī), use as noun of mahrī (adjective) of or relating to Mahra, a tribal region of southern Arabia famed for its highly prized camels.Mahra camels are mentioned in the earliest biography of the Prophet Muhammad; they were prized by the caliphs and celebrated by ancient poets. They spread into North Africa with the medieval westward migration of Bedouin from Arabia.

In North Africa and the Middle East: a dromedary, used for riding and racing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Camelidae (camel) > [noun] > genus Camelus > camelus dromedarius (dromedary)

dromedary13..

dromedc1380

hygeen1600

Arabian camel1607

mehari1738

deloul1855

Sherari1888

1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant 240 That species of the Camel-kind, which is known to us by the name of the Dromas or Dromedary, is here called Maihãry; though it is much rarer in Barbary than in the Levant.

1821 G. F. Lyon Narr. Trav. N. Afr. i. 23 A small Kafflé passed us, consisting of ten or twelve camels, and amongst them one or two Maherries.

1826 D. Denham & H. Clapperton Narr. Trav. N. & Central Afr. i. 22 A marauding party was sent out to plunder some maherhies.

1826 D. Denham & H. Clapperton Narr. Trav. N. & Central Afr. i. 22 Nine camels of the maherhy species were brought in.

1848 J. Richardson Trav. Sahara I. iii. 87 The two races, the coast-camel, and the Maharee or desert-camel... The most fierce and dominant was the Maharee.

1854 J. R. Morell Algeria 480 The mahari supports fatigue better than the camel, and never betrays an ambuscade.

1863 J. Hutton tr. M. J. E. Daumas Horses of Sahara ii. 342 Fetoum remounted her mahari and gave the signal for retreat.

1904 R. Hichens Garden of Allah ii. viii. 113 ‘He who smokes the keef is like a Mehari with a swollen tongue,’ he rejoined.

1926 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 425 Captain Domèvre of the Spahis..after being severely wounded in action with his méhari, is transferred to the military intelligence section at Beyrout.

1949 P. Bowles Sheltering Sky i. v. 33 One day a Targui comes,..on a beautiful mehari.

1991 E. Peters Last Camel died at Noon i. vi. 121 It was one of the prized white racing meharis beloved of the Beduin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mehari
释义	meharin. Brit. /məˈhɑːri/, U.S. /məˈhɑri/ Forms: 1700s maihary, 1800s maharee, 1800s mahari, 1800s maherhy, 1800s maherry, 1800s méheri, 1800s– mehari, 1900s– mehara, 1900s– méhari. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French méhari. Etymology: < French méhari dromedary (1637 in form mahari, probably via Spanish; 1753 in form maihari; 1822 in form meherry; 1849 in form méhari, plural méhara) < Arabic mahrī (also with regional pronunciation mehrī; plural mahārā, mahārī), use as noun of mahrī (adjective) of or relating to Mahra, a tribal region of southern Arabia famed for its highly prized camels.Mahra camels are mentioned in the earliest biography of the Prophet Muhammad; they were prized by the caliphs and celebrated by ancient poets. They spread into North Africa with the medieval westward migration of Bedouin from Arabia. In North Africa and the Middle East: a dromedary, used for riding and racing. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Camelidae (camel) > [noun] > genus Camelus > camelus dromedarius (dromedary) dromedary13.. dromedc1380 hygeen1600 Arabian camel1607 mehari1738 deloul1855 Sherari1888 1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant 240 That species of the Camel-kind, which is known to us by the name of the Dromas or Dromedary, is here called Maihãry; though it is much rarer in Barbary than in the Levant. 1821 G. F. Lyon Narr. Trav. N. Afr. i. 23 A small Kafflé passed us, consisting of ten or twelve camels, and amongst them one or two Maherries. 1826 D. Denham & H. Clapperton Narr. Trav. N. & Central Afr. i. 22 A marauding party was sent out to plunder some maherhies. 1826 D. Denham & H. Clapperton Narr. Trav. N. & Central Afr. i. 22 Nine camels of the maherhy species were brought in. 1848 J. Richardson Trav. Sahara I. iii. 87 The two races, the coast-camel, and the Maharee or desert-camel... The most fierce and dominant was the Maharee. 1854 J. R. Morell Algeria 480 The mahari supports fatigue better than the camel, and never betrays an ambuscade. 1863 J. Hutton tr. M. J. E. Daumas Horses of Sahara ii. 342 Fetoum remounted her mahari and gave the signal for retreat. 1904 R. Hichens Garden of Allah ii. viii. 113 ‘He who smokes the keef is like a Mehari with a swollen tongue,’ he rejoined. 1926 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 425 Captain Domèvre of the Spahis..after being severely wounded in action with his méhari, is transferred to the military intelligence section at Beyrout. 1949 P. Bowles Sheltering Sky i. v. 33 One day a Targui comes,..on a beautiful mehari. 1991 E. Peters Last Camel died at Noon i. vi. 121 It was one of the prized white racing meharis beloved of the Beduin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1738
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